Christ, my head:
- The Bother Series of Poker (8pm, Sunday, Full Tilt) Basically I am on a bit of a roll so FEAR ME. Game 9 discussion page is here, alongside discussion of future dates for the final games.
- Mission 2010 (5:45pm, Monday, CBBC) – it appears to be the grand final, all done and dusted in half an hour. I can’t claim to have watched it beyond the first week.
- Wipeout (Tuesday, ABC) – it’s a sneak peek two-hour episode of the new season of Wipeout, this one is a Blind Date edition, where single men and women are teamed upt o tackle the courses. The season starts proper in three weeks’ time.
And well done to Davina and her Million Pound Drop, it certainly outdid my expectations over the week.
Wipeout’s actually on ABC.
Yes, and what is doubly stupid is that I double checked before writing and still put the wrong one down. Changed, thanks.
The Works have now got Victoria Coren’s poker book at only £3.99 (£7.99 on Amazon). While there is a new Millionaire quiz book, the first in 8 years. Questions are all based on Football (namely the title Who Wants to be a Football Millionaire?) but keeps to the original 15 question format.
Weird with Wipeout – been eagerly looking forward to it for months, but the closer it’s got, the less I seem to anticipate it. I’m sure though after this weeks premiere though I’ll love it enough to be annoyed we have to wait three weeks for the next show.
I can’t remember who was worried that Wipeout removed the “motivator” before the Big Balls… It’s still there, and I nearly died when I saw it.
http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/wipeout-sneak-peek-debut-tonight-at-800pm-et-on-abc/ (I really hope that video isn’t geoblocked.)
Fans of “Wipeout” need not worry.
If you enjoy the spectacle of people being knocked galley-west into the water, mud, foam, or any combination of those three ingredients, then “Wipeout” will continue to satisfy, just as it has these past two summers.
They talk about “new” obstacles, but they are really just new combinations and permutations of old standard favorites, all designed to do one thing–get the contestant to go into the drink!
Having a two-hour “sneak peek” might have seemed rather like too much of a good thing. But if it brings healthy summertime ratings to ABC, then the network will be happy.
There were also teaser ads for “Downfall”, but they didn’t tell you vary much about it. We’ll see it in three weeks, and those who’ve seen “Million Pound Drop” and that Dutch show can compare notes.
From what I’ve read, it’s not very much like the Risking it All format at all – answer trivia questions before your prizes fall off a giant conveyor belt, basically.
…So, ‘one of the end games from Distraction’ then?
Mmm, yes, now you put it like that, although they’re going to be facsimile prizes rather than actual cars falling off. Contestants will also be able to risk a personal posession, and put a loved one on the conveyor (on a harness, obviously) to buy a bit more time.
Also, saw the Mission 2110 finale last night, it all seemed like a bit of an afterthought (although the Shocker memory game was quite good). Second series set-up at the end with a deus ex machina that would put other shows to shame (although if any show was going to have one…).
…So, basically, Distraction, Japanese Quiz shows and MTV’s Trashed done in a way that’s not as good?
…Which given the source material of two of at least those things is saying a lot.
Well, I’d be happy to wait until I’ve seen it before casting judgement, it’s a show they seem to have some confidence in.
Is it me, or was Shocker (which did not deliver actual shocks to anyone, this is CBBC) quite clearly ripped off by Push the Button earlier in the year? Does that mean that Ant and/or Dec are actually smelly stinky Shades? I think we should be told.
Yes, basically the same game albeit competitive (and the potential bluffing aspect of suggesting someone else should go for it makes things potentially quite interesting). But I don’t think anyone can claim the right to own such a memory game, in fairness.
Actually, that’s a thought: Would it be considered cruel or illegal for mild static discharges, such as that from van de graph generators, to be administered to contestants on kids gameshows?
No reason, just curious as to the ethical implications of that.
Having no idea about any sort of laws regarding this sort of thing, I’d guess that ultimately, this sort of thing would be left to the parents. Since it takes a boatload of parents’ signatures before a kid can do anything on television, I’m sure they’d have to agree to the possibility of the children being deliberately hurt, which I’m sure any most parents would deny. (Hey, we all know a few.)
Medically (if not ethically) speaking, are younger children at higher risk of heart problems if shocked? Would that then make it unethical to even suggest it? I truly have no idea where I’m going with this argument, but I’ve already been involved in two debates on ethics today, so my mind is kind of running wild right now.
I keep forgetting strikethrough doesn’t work here. Mentally strike the word “any” at the end of the first paragraph for enhanced comedic effect.
Strikethrough does work,, you need to use the correct tag though (which is strike in pointy brackets, in this case). A list of allowable tags can be found on the Contact page.